New Bird

[Richard Hayden]

You described the same symptom that I had an our last bird, an '81 FC31. I
spent over $4K fighting this "handling issue". I learned early on that the "dog
bone" or pan hard rod ends were suspect but they are apparently hard to look at
or inspect so they didn't get fixed or even looked at. I had it to a alignment
shop twice, every thing was "fine". I installed a Super Steer shock that didn't
help very much. Anyway, I wouldn't wait too long, unless you have lots of $$ to
play this game, to insist that the pan hard rod ends get checked, both front and
rear. I think you will save time and bucks if you do it now. It is a common
problem and often over looked or wrongly diagnosed.

Good luck.

Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: Dan
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] New Bird


Don, I don't think that steering is normal. How was it a fight to bring it
back on track?

Dan
81FCRB33
----- Original Message -----
From: w3www2oo
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 1:44 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] New Bird

Well, I finally did it and I'm now an offical BB owner. Picked her
(87FC35) up over the weekend and survived the maiden voyage.

Now the questions begin: Please Help!!!

Actually, only one is of any importance. The tracking on her seems a
bit strange, but it could just be me. Cruising at about 60-65MPH up
US 27 in Central FL, I had an issue that felt like a gust of wind hit
me and was pushing me off the road. It was a fight to bring it back
on track. ( i think it was referred to in a previous post
as "Darting"). I'm sure you know, one of those that causes your
breathing to stop. Then it happened again, and it was dead calm out.
I also noticed the steering was a bit sloppy. It seemed to Wander
around a bit. The tires are new Michlein 12R x 22.5 XRZs (might be a
problem if they are not as good as XR2s).

I have read several previous posts regarding the front end issues and
don't know which is most likely. The coach has 104K miles on it with
the last alignment done at approximately 50K. Could it be the King
Pin lubrication, steering box, shocks or what or all. Where should I
concentrate first?

At least the ZF worked well. It almost snapped my neck a few times
shifting and talk about power. I was not expecting that kind of
acceleration out of a 34,000 pound vehicle. Everything seemed to
function fine based on a newbies standpoint. Temps stayed low
(engine/transmission wise), even on a 95 degree day. My co-pilot
would tend to disagree concerning the interior temps though.

Anyhow, we are looking forward to meeting all of you fine folks at
the RIV. I just need to get my act together and sign up, or figure
out how to.

Don & Judy Mohney
87FC35

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